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1492
South America is Discovered
South America is discovered in the year 1492 by Christopher Columbushttps://www.lonelyplanet.com/south-america/history#:~:text=The%20Spanish%20first%20arrived%20in,new%20sea%20route%20to%20Asia. -
1541
Amazon river discovered
The Amazon River was discovered in 1541
https://www.britannica.com/place/Amazon-River#:~:text=The%20first%20European%20to%20explore,the%20Amazons%20of%20Greek%20mythology. -
South America gains independence
South America gained it independence in 1821
https://www.google.com/search?ei=gv2lX7esKM21tAbE54GgCA&q=when+did+south+america+gain+independence&oq=when+did+south+america+&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgEMgcIABDJAxBDMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAOgQIABBHOgYIABAWEB5Q5yJY1ixg3VVoAHAEeAGAAaMGiAHPCpIBBzUuMS42LTGYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6yAEIwAEB&sclient=psy-ab&safe=active&ssui=on -
Spaniards migrate from Europe
The Spaniards first started migrating from Europe in 1846https://www.britannica.com/place/Spain/Migration#:~:text=Spaniards%20participated%20fully%20in%20the,Argentina%20and%20Brazil%20in%20particular. -
Mount Aconcagua
In 1883, mountaineer Paul Gussfeldt first climbed Mount Aconcaguahttps://www.k2news.com/aconfacts.htm#:~:text=Paul%20Gussfeldt%2C%20the%20German%20mountaineer,attempt%20on%20Aconcagua%20in%201883. -
Deadly earthquake in South America
Great Chilean earthquake came in at 9.4-9.6 on the magnitude scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Valdivia_earthquake#:~:text=The%201960%20Valdivia%20earthquake%20(Spanish,on%20the%20moment%20magnitude%20scale. -
Hurricane Gilbert
Hurricane Gilbert hits South America in 1988 killing 5 peoplehttps://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/cd9820c4c79e4d56ac1ebde2c5ac7a00 -
Flooding in South America
heavy rains caused flooding in South America in 2008https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/19668/heavy-rain-floods-south-america#:~:text=Persistent%20heavy%20rains%20in%20parts,deadly%20flooding%20in%20early%202008. -
Amazon Rain Forest fire started
The wildfire in the Amazon Rain Forest first started on August 15, 2019
https://www.businessinsider.com/fires-in-the-amazon-rainforest-were-started-by-humans-2019-8#:~:text=Humans%20are%20driving%20record%2Dbreaking%20fires&text=More%20than%209%2C500%20of%20them,primarily%20in%20the%20Amazon%20basin. -
First covid19 case in South America
First covid19 case recorded in South America was on February 26, 2020
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_South_America
